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St. Paul's Cathedral Choristers' Practice

Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral practice in the choir stalls of the cathedral in the City of London December 9, 2013. The choristers are preparing for numerous upcoming holiday services and concerts. (REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett)

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South Africa Man...A child looks at a statue depicting former president Nelson Mandela, by artist Marco Cianfanelli, near Howick, South Africa, Monday Dec.9, 2013. This is the place where Mandela was arrested in 1962 and subsequently jailed for 27 years. Mandela died on Dec. 5 aged 95. (AP Photo/John Robinson)

Moody Gardens Tw...The first two baby penguin chicks of the breeding season hatched this week at the Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid located in Galveston, Texas. They weighed in at 255 and 110 grams and will move to The Deep in Hull, England in February. (PRNewsFoto/Moody Gardens)

Festival of Ligh...View of Pierrot Le Feu installation by artist Jacques Couturier during the first night of the Festival of Lights in central Lyon December 6, 2013. (REUTERS/Robert Pratta)

Typhoon Haiyan A...A typhoon survivor walks past damaged trees at typhoon-ravaged Tolosa town, Leyte province, central Philippines, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. One month since Typhoon Haiyan, signs of progress in this shattered Philippine city are mixed with reminders of the scale of the disaster and the challenges ahead. Tens of thousands are living amid the ruins of their former lives, underneath shelters made from scavenged materials and handouts. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Capitol Christma...California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera reads during the Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. The 55 foot red fir tree is decorated with 500 hand-crafted ornaments made by children and adults with developmental disabilities and is illuminated by approximately by 10,000 low wattage LED lights.(AP Photo/Steve Yeater)

Monaco ChristmasChristmas trees are decorated in front of the Monte Carlo Casino for Christmas and New Year, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, in Monaco. Every years, christmas decorations adorn Monaco city. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Cold Snap Winter...Frozen oranges are shown with misters running to avoid as much damage as possible during a cold snap that is affecting the San Joaquin Valley citrus crop Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 in Traver, Calif. Growers across California have toiled this week to protect the state's prized $2 billion a year citrus industry and other key crops such as lettuce and avocados from the cold snap that engulfed the state, dropping temperatures to levels that can damage fruit and delay the harvest of greens. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)

Pearl Harbor Ann...With the USS Arizona in the background, Navy rifleman stands at attention at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

China Shanghai P...The skyline of the Lujiazui Financial District with the high-rise buildings is covered with heavy smog in Pudong in Shanghai, China, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. The dirty air that has gripped Shanghai and its neighboring provinces for days is attributed to coal burning, car exhaust, factory pollution and weather patterns, and is a stark reminder that pollution is a serious challenge in China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Poland Winter Il...A child plays under lit mushrooms in the Light Labyrinth in the Wilanow Palace Garden in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. The Labyrinth, made of over 150,000 colored lamps and based on themes from "Alice in Wonderland" is a winter attraction for children.(AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Mexico Virgin of...Pilgrims arrive at the Basilica of Guadalupe as the sun rises in Mexico City, Sunday, Dec. 8. 2013. Nationwide, devotees of the Virgin of Guadalupe make a pilgrimage to the basilica in honor of her Dec. 12 feast day. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Ukraine ProtestUkrainian riot police block Pro-European Union activists' tent camp next to the Ukrainian Government buildings in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Hundreds of police in full riot gear flooded into the center of Kiev on Monday as mass anti-government protests gripped the Ukrainian capital for yet another week, raising fears of an imminent crackdown. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Wintry WeatherA woman walks past Independence Hall during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, in Philadelphia. Accumulations of 3 to 6 inches were expected as the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the Eastern Seaboard, including Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

South Korea Chri...A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume performs with sardines at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea, where over half of the population are Christians. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Ukraine ProtestA young man stands on barricades defended by Pro-European Union activists next to the Ukrainian Government buildings in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Hundreds of police in full riot gear flooded into the center of Kiev on Monday as mass anti-government protests gripped the Ukrainian capital for yet another week, raising fears of an imminent crackdown. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

South Africa Man...A man holds the official programme ahead of the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in the Johannesburg, South Africa township of Soweto, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

India Agricultur...Indian village woman harvest rice in a field on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. With nearly 70 percent of India's population living in rural areas, farming is vital to India’s economy. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)

Santa SchoolIn this photo taken from video, Ava Moser, 2, touches "Santa" Cliff Snider's mustache as her brother Landon, 5, looks on in Raleigh, N.C. Snider began studying how to be Santa in 1996 and thinks children deserve as authentic an experience as he can give them. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

International Hu...Tibetan activists make folded paper cranes before writing messages asking China to ensure a safe release of Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen who has been in a Chinese prison since 2008 as they commemorate the International Human Rights Day in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. The making of paper cranes follows the Japanese belief that whoever makes a 1,000 of these will have his or her wishes granted. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

St. Paul's Cathe...Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral practice in the choir stalls of the cathedral in the City of London December 9, 2013. The choristers are preparing for numerous upcoming holiday services and concerts. (REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett)

Australia Big Bo...Yachts line up to race at the start of the Big Boat Challenge in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. The Big Boat Challenge let crews in some of the maxi yachts practice for the Sydney To Hobart yacht race that starts on Dec. 26, 2013.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

Central African ...Peul women sit in a house across the Nour Islam mosque where they found refuge in Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. More than 500 people have been killed over the past week in sectarian fighting in Central African Republic, aid officials said Tuesday, as France reported that gunmen fatally shot two of its soldiers who were part of the intervention to disarm thousands of rebels accused of attacking civilians. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

India Homosexual...Gay rights activists attend a protest meeting after the top Indian court ruled that a colonial-era law criminalizing homosexuality will remain in effect in India in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. The Supreme Court threw out a 2009 New Delhi High Court decision that struck down the law as unconstitutional, dealing a blow to gay activists who have argued for years for the chance to live openly in India's deeply conservative society. The top court said it was for lawmakers and not the courts to decide the matter. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

Myanmar SEA Game...Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Myanmar laid on a spare-no-expenses opening ceremony for the SEA Games on Wednesday, part of efforts by the government to convince the world it's open for business following a half-century of brutal military rule and isolation. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Argentina Democr...A supporter of Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez hits a drum during the 30 year anniversary of the return of democracy at Plaza de Mayo square in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

France ChristmasA ferris wheel is reflected in a permanent water installation near a plaza decorated for Christmas in Nice, southeastern France, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. Several Christmas decorations are displayed in the centre of Nice city. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Brookfield Zoo D...In this Dec. 8, 2013 photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society, Tapeko, a 31-year-old bottlenose dolphin, and her 8-week-old calf at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. The calf was born on Oct. 16 at the zoo’s Seven Seas exhibit. Chicago Zoological Society animal care specialists continue to be cautiously optimistic with the progress of two male dolphin calves born at Brookfield Zoo: the 8-week-old calf, the fifth to be raised by Tapeko and a 6-week-old dolphin calf that marine mammal staff has been hand rearing around the clock since his birth. (AP Photo/Chicago Zoological Society, Jim Schulz)

Art Miami BaselAn installation of 40 heads made of cast resin by artist Lionel Smit titled "Accumulation of Disorder" is displayed at Art Miami, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in the Design District neighborhood of Miami. Art Miami is one of numerous satellite fairs that run in conjunction with Art Basel in Miami Beach. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Wintry Weather M...Baltimore County Public School buses sit in a parking lot in Towson, Md., Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 as a light snow falls. Schools in the county were closed due to a round of snow that came just a few days after some parts of the Mid-Atlantic region already got several inches. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

International Hu...An unidentified British Egyptian woman, holds a candle during a vigil in central London's Trafalgar Square,Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, to mark the International Human Rights Day. The British Egyptians for Democracy (BR4D) group held a candlelit vigil to, according to the organisation, 'remember and honour those who were killed and detained under military rule in Egypt'. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Myanmar Ghost Ca...In this photo, workers walk toward the Parliament building in Myanmar’s eight-year-old capital of Naypyitaw. Built by the former military regime in one of the world’s poorest nations, the complex dwarfs the likes of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C. and Britain’s Parliament in London. No foreign embassies have yet moved here, preferring to remain in Yangon, the country’s former capital and commercial center. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

Virgin of Guadal...Susana Dorado, top, talks to her 6-year-old daughter, Evelin De La Luz while standing behind a image of Virgin of Guadalupe while visiting a makeshift memorial where believers say an image of the virgin appeared on a tree stump in 2003, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Passaic, N.J. Catholic Mexicans living in New Jersey pay homage to the Virgin on Dec. 12, to observe what they believe was an apparition of the Virgin seen by Juan Diego, an indigenous man, on the hill of Tepeyac in Mexico City on Dec. 12, 1531. . (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

South Africa Man...Guarded by South African Naval personnel, the casket with former South African President Nelson Mandela lies in state for the second day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)

Bangladesh War C...Bangladeshi activists shout slogans as they participate in a torch rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Bangladesh's Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the execution of opposition Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah convicted of war crimes, rejecting a last-minute appeal in a case that threatens to spark fresh violence ahead of national elections next month. Mollah, 65, was convicted of war crimes committed during the nation's war of independence against Pakistan in 1971. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Citrus Greening ...Oranges ripen in a grove in Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, in Plant City, Fla. The citrus contributes $1.5 billion to the Florida economy. Growers are worried about citrus greening, a condition where an insect causes bacteria to grow on the leaf and fruit, eventually killing the tree. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Mideast Lebanon ...A Lebanese man walks in front of high waves crashing on the seafront, at the corniche in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Lebanon is under the effects of a blustery storm, dubbed Alexa, dropped torrential rain and snow and pushed temperatures below freezing in northern Lebanon and some areas of the Bekaa Valley, which is dotted with informal Syrian refugee settlements. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Malaysia Doraemo...A visitor poses for a photo with models of Doraemon, one of Japan's most popular animation characters, during the "100 Doraemon Secret Gadgets Expo" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. Malaysia is the first Southeast Asian country to host the expo with displaying 100 life-sized Doraemon models with different gestures and facial expressions until March 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

Bobsled World Cu...Steven Holcomb pilots with brakeman Jesse Beckom during a training run for the two-man bobsled World Cup competition on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Lake Placid, N.Y. Competition starts on Friday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Thailand Politic...Anti-government protesters hold a long Thai national flag to wrap the gate and fence around of the prime minister's office, known as Government House, in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. Anti-government protesters cut off electricity to the prime minister's office compound on Thursday and demanded that police abandon the premises, piling pressure on the government amid a political crisis that has dragged on for weeks. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Poland Martial L...Poles hold an annual picket before the house of Poland’s last communist leader, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 to mark the 32nd anniversary of the communist-era martial law crackdown. A Moscow-backed government led by Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski imposed martial law on Dec. 13, 1981, an attempt to crush Lech Walesa's pro-democracy Solidarity movement. The 90-year-old ailing Jaruzelski was taken to a military hospital for treatment and will not witness the picket.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

New Mexico Chris...This image provided by New Mexico Tourism shows farolitos, which are candles in paper bags, flickering against the night sky atop Santa Fe’s Inn at Loretto. The farolito lanterns, also called luminarias, are a New Mexico holiday tradition. (AP Photo/New Mexico Tourism Department)

Mourning Nelson ...A man holds South African national flags as he stands in a queue at the Union Buildings in Pretoria December 12, 2013. Thousands of people lined the streets to view the body of former South African President Nelson Mandela. (REUTERS/Kevin Coombs)

India Lake Prome...Indian sportsmen return to shore after canoeing practice as the sun sets at the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. The lake promenade is a busy thoroughfare that provides boating and other water sports facilities. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)